Crystal River current., 1887-03-05
COLORADO CONDENSED.

Patti sang to n 1900 house in Den
yer on the night of the 18th.
A great revival is in progress at Pu-
eblo, and it is said that $50 people have
been converted.
The total receipts of the late Poultry
and Bench .Show in Denver, were some
thing over 81 800.
The bill creating Logan county, with
Sterling as the county seat, has passed both
branches of the Legislature.
The earnings of the Rio Grande for
this year show an increase over the same
time last year of a7 per cent.
The new hotel at Ouray is about
completed, and will be opened about the
first of March with grand ball.
Governor Adams and wife gave IA re-
cepton to members of the Colorado House
and Senate last Thursday evening.
The body of a man who was frozen
to death was found on the 18th three miles
west of Eckley, a small town on the B.& NJ.
One hundred and fifty men are at
work on the new grade for the Denver and
Rio Grande railroad between the Grand
Canon and Salda
| A large stone hotel. 50x100 feet, with
basement. and to cost $4,000, is to be built
at Lamar at once. Ground was broken for
the foundation last week.
| The Supreme Court has submitted an
opinion to the Legislature that the bill al
lowing the appointment of women as nota-
ries public is unconstitutional.
The grain trade is brisk at Berthoud,
and that town is lively. 1t is to have a new
depot and bank. Other improvements are
being made, and water works are talked Of
Frederick Munsinger, Il bad man
from the headwaters, who is said to have
kept the residents of eastern ArapahOe
county in a state of terror for several
months past, has been arrested and put in
the Denver jail
About hundred of the prominent
citizens of Santa Fe have been on a visit to
Pueblo and Denver the guests of the bus-
ness men of those cities. In Denver they
were welcomed by one of the worst wind
and sand storms which ever afflicted that
city.
| The Anti-Royalty bill has passed the
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ers all over the State. This bill will make
it crime for any ditch company to demand
or accept any pay or reward as prerequ-
site to supplying parties with water. In
other words, would-be consumers can not
be obliged to pay bonus for the privilege
of purchasing water
James +. Wilson, Il ranch hand, was
accidentally killed between Morrison and
Denver few days ago. lie was driving a
load of hay and was seated OH top of it.
While the wagon was going down a steep
hill the driver allowed the horses to run.
The jolting of the wagon caused some of
the hay to slip down. Wilson went down
with it and fell between the horses. The
wheels of the wagon passed over him.
breaking his right arm and crushing one
side of his face horribly. A portion of his
| brain was forced out OF his head behind his
right ear. Death must have ensued in.
stantly.
Mr.. l.. l.. Wells, of this city. has
shown us gold specimen which excels in
marvellous beauty anything we have ever
seen. 1t is piece of natural gold its mean
lentgth being about two inches, and repre-
senting in its entirety an almost perfect sa-
bre, with belt attachment, apparently orna-
mented by hand. Mr.. Wells informs us
that the specimen was taken from the Boss
mine. FinecOme hill, five miles from Breck-
enridge, covered with shaIe, aud the spec-
men as shown is as it appeared when the
rock was removed with acid.-Leadville
acknowledgements.
A correspondent of the Glcnwood
Ute Chief, writing of the new town of Grand
Buttes, says: 1t is beautifully situated on
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twelve miles from Glenwood Springs
Probably no more beautiful site for town
could be found in the State, situated as it is
on Hat between the river and the butte
from which it derives its name, the Elk
creek flowing with its pure water through
the center. 1t is here that the Midland
road owns and controls thousands of acres
of coal land, oil which they are at present
working large force of men, with very
superior plant of machinery in near prox-
unity to the town, under the management
of Major AL. Robinson, who is not only de-
veloping their coal banks, but preparing to
build coke ovens, for which purpose ten
acres of ground has been set apart and the
writer has been assured by the superinten-
dent that within sixty days he will have
erected from twenty-five to thirty coke
| | ovens IN full blast, contracts having already
been made for this coke by Denver and
Pueblo smelters. This belt of coal, which is
! probably the most extensive in Colorado,
extends from the jerome park and coal
fields in westerly direction for miles and
miles, throughto to the White river country,
and for the most part owned and controlled
by the Midland railway company A site
has already been surveyed, and arrange
ments about completed, for the erection of
a smeter, and it is understood that the
plant at Aspen will be removed here. AS
it is at this place that J. B. Wheeler Il Co.